George Garcia named Comelec chairman

By Kristina Maralit

Aug 02, 2022 12:31 am

(UPDATE) VETERAN election lawyer George Erwin Garcia has been appointed as chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Malacañang confirmed on Monday.

He had a short stint in the poll body during the last administration, having been appointed by former president Rodrigo Duterte last March, serving as one of its commissioners.

Commission on Election Commissioner George Garcia. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR

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